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Ultraman: Rising
Ultraman: Rising (Japanese: ウルトラマン: ライジング, Hepburn: Urutoraman: Raijingu) is a 2024 animated superhero film based on Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman franchise. A Japanese-American co-production between Netflix Animation Studios and Tsuburaya Productions, with animation by Industrial Light & Magic, it is the 33rd film in the franchise. Directed by Shannon Tindle in his feature directorial debut, who also co-wrote the script with Marc Haimes and co-directed by John Aoshima. The film stars Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman along with the voices of Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman.
Ultraman: Rising was released worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024. The film has received positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, writing, and voice performances, particularly Sean as Ken Sato.
Professional baseball player Kenji "Ken" Sato returns home to Japan, despite being on the verge of winning a championship in the United States. Reporter Ami Wakita attributes his sudden departure to rumors of unfinished family business, but in reality, it is because his father, professor Hayao Sato, is a silver giant extraterrestrial called the Ultra, and because Ken inherited his father's Ultra powers, he became the giant superhero dubbed "Ultraman" and reluctantly had to accept Ultraman's mantle of facing kaiju to keep them in check. After a battle with the kaiju Neronga, Ken feels underappreciated after complaints from citizens, and vents he never wanted to be Ultraman while reminiscing about his mother Emiko, who has recently gone missing.
Dr. Onda, the chief officer of the Kaiju Defense Force (KDF), who harbors a grudge against the Ultra and kaiju, monitors a transport team delivering a secret package, at the same time Ken has his first game. However, the team are brought down near the stadium by the female bird-like kaiju named Gigantron, and Ken ends up fighting both her and pursuing KDF forces. Gigantron loses consciousness on top of the package, which is revealed to be her egg that then hatches into an infant Gigantron, forcing Ultraman to take her with him before the KDF kills her.
As an infant Gigantron imprints on him as her parent, Ken reluctantly raises her with help from his AI (artificial intelligence) assistant Mina, slowly becoming attached to her over time. Unwilling to accept his father's help due to their estranged relationship, Ken begins to struggle with his career and parental duties. He reaches out to Ami, a parent herself, to ask her how she deals with parenthood, and she tells him that, despite the struggles, it can be rewarding.
One night, Ken drops out of an interview with Ami after an infant Gigantron escapes into Tokyo, and Onda demands that he hand her over. However, he refuses and accidentally injures an infant Gigantron's shoulder while trying to save her. He takes her home and finally contacts Sato for help, who heals her and also names her Emi after his wife; he then aids Ken in raising her.
Onda reveals to the KDF's captain his plan to use Emi's echolocation to find the undiscovered kaiju island and eliminates all kaiju, which he justifies as a means to an end to protect humanity after his family was killed in a kaiju/Ultra incident. At a family cabin, Ken and Sato reconcile their relationship now that Ken understands the struggle of being a parent and Ultraman. However, Emi enters a pupal stage as the KDF find and attack them, injuring Sato. At home, Ken places him in a healing tube as Emi hatches from her cocoon, having grown wings. She hears the calls of her birth mother across Tokyo Bay and flies towards her.
Soon after, the KDF attacks Ken's home, destroying Mina and causing Sato's tube to disappear into the sea. Ultraman tracks down Emi to the middle of Tokyo Bay, where they encounter Gigantron, who turned into a cyborg by the KDF. As Ken loses his concentration on his Ultra energy and reverts to his human form, he is saved by Sato, who returns as the original Ultraman, dubbed "Ultradad". Emi manages to break the KDF's control over Gigantron as Onda transforms a KDF craft into a giant mecha and battles Ultraman, Ultradad, and the kaiju, blaming Ultradad for the death of his family. Onda is defeated, but triggers a self-destruct sequence that kills him as Ultraman risks his life creating a barrier to prevent further damage.
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Ultraman: Rising
Ultraman: Rising (Japanese: ウルトラマン: ライジング, Hepburn: Urutoraman: Raijingu) is a 2024 animated superhero film based on Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman franchise. A Japanese-American co-production between Netflix Animation Studios and Tsuburaya Productions, with animation by Industrial Light & Magic, it is the 33rd film in the franchise. Directed by Shannon Tindle in his feature directorial debut, who also co-wrote the script with Marc Haimes and co-directed by John Aoshima. The film stars Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman along with the voices of Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman.
Ultraman: Rising was released worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024. The film has received positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, writing, and voice performances, particularly Sean as Ken Sato.
Professional baseball player Kenji "Ken" Sato returns home to Japan, despite being on the verge of winning a championship in the United States. Reporter Ami Wakita attributes his sudden departure to rumors of unfinished family business, but in reality, it is because his father, professor Hayao Sato, is a silver giant extraterrestrial called the Ultra, and because Ken inherited his father's Ultra powers, he became the giant superhero dubbed "Ultraman" and reluctantly had to accept Ultraman's mantle of facing kaiju to keep them in check. After a battle with the kaiju Neronga, Ken feels underappreciated after complaints from citizens, and vents he never wanted to be Ultraman while reminiscing about his mother Emiko, who has recently gone missing.
Dr. Onda, the chief officer of the Kaiju Defense Force (KDF), who harbors a grudge against the Ultra and kaiju, monitors a transport team delivering a secret package, at the same time Ken has his first game. However, the team are brought down near the stadium by the female bird-like kaiju named Gigantron, and Ken ends up fighting both her and pursuing KDF forces. Gigantron loses consciousness on top of the package, which is revealed to be her egg that then hatches into an infant Gigantron, forcing Ultraman to take her with him before the KDF kills her.
As an infant Gigantron imprints on him as her parent, Ken reluctantly raises her with help from his AI (artificial intelligence) assistant Mina, slowly becoming attached to her over time. Unwilling to accept his father's help due to their estranged relationship, Ken begins to struggle with his career and parental duties. He reaches out to Ami, a parent herself, to ask her how she deals with parenthood, and she tells him that, despite the struggles, it can be rewarding.
One night, Ken drops out of an interview with Ami after an infant Gigantron escapes into Tokyo, and Onda demands that he hand her over. However, he refuses and accidentally injures an infant Gigantron's shoulder while trying to save her. He takes her home and finally contacts Sato for help, who heals her and also names her Emi after his wife; he then aids Ken in raising her.
Onda reveals to the KDF's captain his plan to use Emi's echolocation to find the undiscovered kaiju island and eliminates all kaiju, which he justifies as a means to an end to protect humanity after his family was killed in a kaiju/Ultra incident. At a family cabin, Ken and Sato reconcile their relationship now that Ken understands the struggle of being a parent and Ultraman. However, Emi enters a pupal stage as the KDF find and attack them, injuring Sato. At home, Ken places him in a healing tube as Emi hatches from her cocoon, having grown wings. She hears the calls of her birth mother across Tokyo Bay and flies towards her.
Soon after, the KDF attacks Ken's home, destroying Mina and causing Sato's tube to disappear into the sea. Ultraman tracks down Emi to the middle of Tokyo Bay, where they encounter Gigantron, who turned into a cyborg by the KDF. As Ken loses his concentration on his Ultra energy and reverts to his human form, he is saved by Sato, who returns as the original Ultraman, dubbed "Ultradad". Emi manages to break the KDF's control over Gigantron as Onda transforms a KDF craft into a giant mecha and battles Ultraman, Ultradad, and the kaiju, blaming Ultradad for the death of his family. Onda is defeated, but triggers a self-destruct sequence that kills him as Ultraman risks his life creating a barrier to prevent further damage.